Thursday, November 8, 2012

Blessed is He Who Watches

I lift up my eyes to
you, to you whose throne is in heaven. As the eyes of slaves
look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our
God, till he shows us his mercy.Psalm 123:1-2

Psalm 123 offers a beautiful affirmation of God's sustaining power.

. . . Our eyes wait upon the Lord our God until that he have mercy upon us. . .

We find dual meanings in the Scriptures about "watching". We are watching in

faith knowing that God is about to bring salvation to our situations.

As we know all too well, dreadful circumstances can come upon us as suddenly as a thief, knocking us off our earthly foundations and destroying our world as we know it.

Circumstances can be disappointing, at worst devastating. The longer we look at the problems and hardship, the more discouraged we become. Fear will flood our hearts and minds; sadness and sorrow will come in a torrent.If we can but lift up our eyes to Him. . .

Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord: for He shall pluck my feet out of the net. Psalm 25:15

And we are watching for the promise of His return.

Our Lord, Jesus Christ, will return one day. Scripture refers to His coming again. He himself told us that He would come again (John 14). As Christians we look forward to that day.

And we want to be ready.

In faith we lift up our eyes to Him, our hope and our deliverer.

Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when He comes shall find watching. Luke 12:37a

Glorious sunrise

I'm happy you have visited the blog today. I hope that together we can encourage each other to look to the Lord. May His mercy and grace be with you.

Please feel free to leave a comment here, or if you'd prefer, you can send me a message at writemoments@gmail.com.

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About Me

What defines me as a person--first and foremost my relationship with Christ. Then I have to say my children. I have six children, three sons and three daughters, whom I love with all my heart. I graduated college wanting to be a writer and a stay at home mom. After my divorce, I became a teacher and the writing became a once in a while thing. I have worked in education for the last 25 years. I've served as an English teacher, French teacher, counselor and librarian. Currently, I'm an adjunct English instructor at a community college. In 2008, I started writing again. Mostly I write about God in my everyday life, how to connect faith and figure out practical applications for Scripture in daily life. God's goodness gives me strength for each day. Let's encourage one another on this blog. And, by the way, I'm a Southerner, born in Georgia, and have lived in Martinez (suburb of Augusta, GA) for the last thirty years.